Not a single mention. Not in Books, not in Periodicals, not in Archives, not in the grainy microfiche of the Kanagawa Times from 1998. It was as if Hikari Ninomiya had never existed.
This time, the terminal flickered. The fluorescent lights above buzzed once, twice, then dimmed. A single result appeared, blinking like a dying star: Searching for- hikari ninomiya in-All Categorie...
Not a librarian. Not a security guard.
She reached into her raincoat and pulled out a small, folded paper crane. “Search for Yuki again. This time, add ‘survivor’s guilt’ to the keywords. You’ll find 1,248 results. The one I hid.” Not a single mention